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"In the last war, our assault forces were divided into two types: the light-armed commando with superior maneuverability found the weak points of the enemy's position to carry out breakthroughs and in-depth encirclement, and the heavy-armed commando equipped with a large number of offensive weapons used as an anvil to clear the solid strongholds that the light-armed commando had bypassed. ↑ However, since the French strongholds had become extremely strong during long-term reinforcement, our heavy-armed commando would still suffer heavy losses in this process. In addition, due to insufficient firepower and lack of cover, the light-armed commando often infiltrates and suffer huge casualties while infiltrating the enemy's defense line. Therefore, we also need a group of ferocious lions and tigers with heavy armor and sharp claws to open the way to advance against the wolves composed of IV tanks." After an army exercise, Ludendolf, the first military chief, responded to his old comrade Hindenburg.

"Although the Air Force Commander guarantees that their aircraft can clear all ground obstacles for us, we cannot fully pin the achievement of strategic goals on others. In addition, the dispatch of Air Force fighter jets will be limited by night and weather, which also makes it impossible for them to fully cover our cover." Faced with Ludendolf's needs, Hindenburg, which has always relied on him, also expressed an attitude that always remains consistent with him. In fact, Hindenburg has not expressed his thoughts, that is, to launch a rapid

The air force has squeezed too much money belonging to the Army. If Hindenburg is a cheap single-engine aircraft represented by the BF-109, it can still accept its large-scale mass production. Then the twin-engine medium-engine and four-engine heavy bombers under development are unbearable for Hindenburg, a representative of the traditional military officer regiment. Even the most conservative estimate is that a twin-engine mid-engine mid-engine bomber is 4 times the price of a single-engine fighter. When these guys come into play and put them into mass production, how many marks can the Army get?

Under such circumstances, the German Army must also develop some new projects in order to share enough satisfactory shares in future defense orders. Rudendolf's exercise summary just met this demand. Seeing the bidding plan handed over by the army, Qingying, who ruled the center, was not clear about the little bit of the officers' regiment, but he also readily agreed to the other party's needs. After all, the imperial power in his hands was based on the loyalty of the officers' regiment to the Prussian royal family. Now Sikte's air force has divided enough powers belonging to the chief of staff, and it is necessary to return some sweetness to the army.

In 1927, the research and development project of the new heavy assault vehicle was implemented together with the improvement and upgrading of the active iv tank. In order to avoid the German Army entering the misunderstanding like the tiger king in history, Qingying also provided his own opinions to a considerable extent: although this tank is mainly based on battlefield breakthroughs and the requirements for armor defense are placed first, the necessary maneuverability and key mass production must also be taken into account. In addition, the total combat weight of this tank must not exceed 50 tons, and it is best to be controlled within 45 tons, because excessive tonnage will not only affect large-scale mass production. The engine and suspension system that works in an overload environment for a long time will inevitably cause tank failures to occur frequently, becoming a tragedy with beautiful paper data but unsatisfactory actual performance.

While the German engineers worked day and night, time passed through Qingying's fingers like water. At the end of 1928, since Elena had completely hung on Alexei's tree, Qingying, who was full of bitterness, could only endure the pain and agreed to the engagement between her and Alexei. Looking at the young jade standing in front of him and happily saluted, Qingying finally got a little comfort in the bleakness: in addition to the factor of hemophilia, Alexei, who was the best-skinned person, was also considered his ideal son-in-law. What's more, this free love also had strong political elements, and he could achieve the most ideal control of the East of Germany through the hands of the orphan of the Romanov dynasty. Now he only hopes that Alexei, whose living conditions have returned to ordinary people, will not give birth to a sick patient like him with his daughter.

Shortly after the end of the year, statistics on the German economy were also presented by Schacht. Due to the German government's proper response to the crisis, a large-scale depression did not occur in Germany: the national income reached 183.7 billion marks last year, an increase of 2% over the previous year. The large-scale completion of roads and other infrastructure still stimulated Germany's domestic demand in this global economic crisis, and was the core driving force for the continued growth of the German economy. Seeing this situation, Qingying's hidden worries about the domestic situation were finally completely let go. Although the process was somewhat tortuous, it still barely achieved the expected result of being out of the storm.

In 1929, the German economy, which implemented the external devaluation of marks and established tariff barriers, continued to rise steadily, with domestic investment in infrastructure. Austria-Hungary and Italy also gained certain benefits in Germany's customs alliance: as American and British goods were blocked by high tariffs, their own enterprises were able to maintain a relatively high production level, and while ensuring industrial output, they also controlled unemployment. Because the Ottomans were completely controlled by German capital, their economy that flourished with Germany had not suffered a serious blow. The people led by the United States had

The main world is still struggling in the quagmire, and it is very likely to fall deeper and deeper. After the new President Herbert Hoover took office on March 4, the US economy has not improved under his efforts and regulation, and the shrinking of industrial output and national income has always increased day by day. The situation in Britain is slightly better. With a large number of colonies as buffers, they have basically maintained their industrial output value, but their unemployment rate remains high. France is the same as the United States, and its deteriorating unemployment and poverty directly promotes the rapid rise of extreme nationalist thoughts in China.

Faced with this situation, there were voices of launching a preventive war within the German side, advocating the use of military force against Britain and France, and then establishing Germany's absolute hegemony in Europe in one fell swoop. Qing and Ying did not choose to accept this view: although the truth of today's world is only within the range of cannons, it must not use military force against the imaginary enemy for no reason. The "France People's Alliance" with ever-increasing strength is still an opposition party after all. From any perspective except the military level, declaring war on France is absolutely undesirable at this time.

As the day after day waited, the faces around Qingying were also changing with an irresistible momentum. In early 1930, Hindenburg, who was over 80 years old, submitted his resignation to Qingying. Ludendorf finally survived his partner who was nearly 20 years older than him. He was named the heir of the General Chief of Staff by Qingying, who was also dead. In June of the same year, 54-year-old Erich Redell replaced the sickly Cenkel as the navy state.

Secretary of State directly in charge of the construction and development of the German Navy; the most eye-catching thing is the personnel changes of the Air Force. Albert Kesselin, who was only 45 years old, was selected by Sickett. With the latter's strong support, he became the hottest figure in the Air Force, a behemoth. As Sickett gradually grew older, Kesselin, a civilian, was very likely to be the commander of the group under the age of fifty years.

In August 1930, the acceptance of the prototype of the new V-Tank finally kicked off in a hidden exercise field in East Prussia. The bidding tanks from Krupp, Man, and Henschel began to rumble and start under the power of diesel engines, and gradually carried out multiple tests such as off-road, hill climbing, wading, and long-distance maneuvering. In the eyes of the First Military Control Commissioner, Longdestedt, and Major General Guderian, the Henschel's VK3801 tank performed the best: it broke down twice during the entire test, and was repaired by the crew members in a very short time. Although it had not installed the final turret, it used a piece of equal-quality cement to simulate the turret's oppression of the suspension system, its final fighting posture was already coming out!

Out of the excellent performance of the Henschel chariot, the vk3801 was selected by the German Army without any suspense. Two months later, the complete turret-equipped chariot appeared in front of Qingying, and once again attracted the attention of everyone present with its excellent stability. The tank was operated by 5 people, with a total combat weight of 48 tons. Its main weapon was an 88mm l50 gun derived from naval naval guns, with a reserve of 60 rounds. When firing conventional ammunition, it can penetrate 30-degree 90mm armor at an incline of 1,000 meters. It has a stable performance of 550 horsepower diesel engine, with a maximum road speed of 37km/h, which allows its maneuver power to even carry out the encirclement and division tasks after breaking through the enemy's defense line with the iv-type combat vehicle.

Thanks to the engine and the reduction in vehicle height brought by the rear gearbox, this type of tank also achieved satisfactory achievements in armor. The front head and the head are both 70 mm and 60 degrees inclined, which is absolutely sufficient for protection in the next ten years. In order to resist direct attacks from anti-tank guns from the side when implementing battlefield breakthroughs, the side armor of this type of tank has been rarely thickened to 75 mm better than the front armor, and is arranged at an inclination angle of 20 degrees. The actual protection force even exceeds the 82 mm side of the Tiger style in history. The defense level of its turret is the same as that of the vehicle body, and it is also difficult to penetrate in conventional combat distances.

Although the firepower of this type of tank seems a bit weak to Qingying, considering that the tanks will have certain modification potential and can upgrade their firepower in the future, Qingying will no longer be too picky under the current technical conditions. After the final production, this type of tank was also given a loud name: Tiger. This tank has also become a symbol of German armored soldiers in future wars. (My novel "Rebirth of the Second Empire" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there is also a 100% lottery gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign in the upper right to "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!) (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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